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Enrollment
848
High
DISTRICT 958 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000704
Fultondale High School
2023 Wildcat Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35127 · (205) 379-3500 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
607 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 15% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fultondale High School
Fultondale High School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fultondale High School this school | 848 | 71.6% | 21.7% |
| Pinson Valley High School Pinson | 1,025 | 66.5% | 7.6% |
| Austin Junior High School Decatur | 664 | 64.6% | 31.9% |
| Tarrant High School Tarrant | 597 | 78.7% | 10.7% |
| Holt High School Tuscaloosa | 456 | 78.3% | 10.1% |
| Gadsden City High School Gadsden | 1,361 | 68.9% | 17.5% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fultondale High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #199 of 305 | #15 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #218 of 305 | #15 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #138 of 305 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #85 of 319 | #16 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #175 of 307 | #21 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #44 of 307 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #66 of 317 | #13 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.1% | #5 of 130 | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
848
+188 (+28%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 848 | 48.5 | 17.5:1 | 72% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 83% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 32.5 | 19.5:1 | 83% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 32 | 20.6:1 | 71% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 59% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 33 | 20.7:1 | 52% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 54% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 35% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 37 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fultondale High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (601 to 848); teachers up 52% (32 to 48.5).
About Fultondale High School
Fultondale High School is a medium-sized high school in Jefferson County, located in Birmingham, Alabama. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 848 students. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students.
Fultondale High School is part of Jefferson County, where 55 schools serve 35,444 students.
Black students are the largest group at Fultondale High School, with 50% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic and 14% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Fultondale High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
The teaching staff at Fultondale High School is 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.5:1. High schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.2:1. About 72% of students, or 607, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 20 points above the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
The model predicts 32.0% for a school in Alabama with Fultondale High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Fultondale High School posts 21.7%.
Federal survey data for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fultondale High School is among the 181 public schools in Jefferson County.
The closest other public school is Tarrant High School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fultondale High School at 7th of 8.
The NCES locale for Fultondale High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Fultondale High School went from 660 students to 848. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.6:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Chalkville Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Nearby schools
- Tarrant High School0.9 mi · 597
- Fultondale Elementary School2.4 mi · 889
- Gardendale High School2.5 mi · 1,076
- Bragg Middle School2.7 mi · 731
- Gardendale Elementary School2.8 mi · 700
- Tarrant Intermediate School3.3 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Fultondale High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fultondale High School?
Fultondale High School enrolls approximately 848 students in grades 06-12.
Is Fultondale High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fultondale High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Fultondale High School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Fultondale High School.
How diverse is Fultondale High School?
Fultondale High School reports a student body of 14% White, 34% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Fultondale High School?
Fultondale High School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.